Sales & Selling

The brochure is by far the most used — and misused — tool in business today, whether used online or offline. Tracey Dooley explores what you should focus on (and what you should definitely NOT do), as well as some best practices, to ensure your brochure brings in new business…

Brochures have held an important place in marketing plans for longer than most of us can remember. Whether you tout the printed version, or prefer e-brochures or digital brochures, they all can be an easy and highly profitable addition to your marketing arsenal, adding credibility to any business. And there is no doubt they have the ability to generate new leads and sales as well as increase revenues.

Want to attract new customers and boost customer loyalty? Then it’s time to reach out to your prospects in a gentle, authentic way. It’s much more fun that pushing hard in a bid to ‘grab’ customers. And much easier, saysTracey Dooley…

Far from being the kind of lovely lady who rejoices in handing out cough drops while sipping chamomile tea, Aunty AIDA is more akin to Checkpoint Charlie in character. AIDA is in fact one of the most useful formulas for keeping your creative thinking on tap. And it has the potential to substitute flagging sales with a roaring trade . . . BUT only if you pay attention. Tracey Dooley covers the fundamentals of writing good copy for your business…

If you really want your business to be as successful as it can be — to thrive and not just survive… If you really want to make the most of the investment you’ve made in it, then you have to continually find ways to offer your customers unique advantages they can’t get elsewhere.

People are increasingly being bombarded by advertising messages. Which means it’s going to take something rather special for a brand to stand out among the clutter. Tracey Dooley aims to help you just do that — regardless of whether you are just starting out or want to give your brand a new lease of life. If nothing else, it should help you really think about what you want to achieve over the next six months…

You can liken an email newsletter to a good sandwich — it’s quick and easy to digest. A bad one, however, is likely to damage your reputation… Tracey Dooley highlights some of the most common ezine blunders and, more importantly, how to avoid them. (Before you ask, yes, even in the land of good ol’ Social Media — not to mention overflowing inboxes — email newsletters DO still work. In fact, for most marketers and small businesses, an ezine is THE marketing tool of choice…

Do you ever feel just a little bit jealous of the ‘big names’ such as Tony Robbins, Jack Canfield and Michael Port, all of whom are enjoying ‘the rich life’ thanks to all those passive income streams?

There’s a magic ingredient that those in the know have found to be massively profitable for business over the years — especially now. Tracey Dooley shows how you can cash in on it, too…

Anyone involved in running a small business will tell you the truth: boy, oh boy, it can be tough. As business-owners, we’re often so busy wearing many different hats and working IN our businesses that it can be nigh on difficult to find the time to work ON our businesses — that is, to strategically add business growth.

And yet increasing the profitability of your business needn’t take up much time. What’s more, it can reward you rather well . . . IF you know what to concentrate on.